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This Week in Startups

Bolt layoffs, DroneUp, Lunar Outpost, $4.5B crypto fund, Ape theft + Diagram’s Jordan Singer | E1471

May 27, 2022
01:33:42

In today's episode, Jason and Molly cover Bolt's layoffs (12:11), Walmart's drone deliveries (17:02), Lunar Outpost's $12M seed (32:31), a16z's $4.5B crypto raise (44:07), and Seth Green's Bored Ape heist (54:40). Producer Rachel sits down with Jordan Singer, founder of Diagram, for this week's OK Boomer (1:03:54).

(00:00) Jason and Molly introduce today’s topics!
(2:47) Bolt is laying off an undisclosed number of employees
(10:56) Gun.io - Get $250 off your first developer hire at https://Gun.io/twist
(12:11) Bolt Layoffs story continued
(17:02) We Live in the Future: Walmart expanding deliveries w/DroneUp
(20:31) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist
(21:47) Walmart delivery drones story continued
(31:16) BetterHelp - Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/twist
(32:31) Startup of the Day: Lunar Outpost raised $12M Seed to build moon exploration and mining tech
(44:07) a16z raised another $4.5B Crypto Fund to invest strictly in crypto startups and projects
(54:40) Actor Seth Green’s Bored Ape stolen weeks before it’d star as the main character in his show
(1:02:03) Jason and Molly tee up this week’s OK Boomer
(1:03:54) OKB: Jordan Singer, founder of Diagram

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